Failed FPNW Logon Attempt Maps to F: \

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Login.exe file from Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) version 3.51 and 4.0, and you fail in an attempt to log on to a Novell server, the failed attempt will root map the Novell server's login area to F:\. This becomes a problem if a Novell login script expects to be in and at a certain drive and directory prompt, such as F:\LOGIN.

Normally, Novell NETX shell behavior is not to root map the login area, even in the case of logon failure. With a Novell NETX shell running on a DOS 6.x computer, Novell's Login.exe would normally, in the event of a logon failure, leave the user at the login area prompt, usually F:\LOGIN. You would then be able to change out of this directory to another directory, such as F:\PUBLIC. However, this is not how FPNW'S Login.exe file operates.